BOND Civil & Utility Completes MBTA Fenway Portal Flood Protection Project
BOSTON, MA – BOND Civil & Utility Construction, Inc. (BOND Civil & Utility), a premier civil, utility, energy, general contracting, and construction management firm announced today, the completion of the Fenway Portal Flood Protection Project for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). BOND Civil & Utility installed flood gates and flood doors so the tunnel in Fenway near Kenmore Station can be sealed off in the case of severe flooding. “BOND has been a trusted partner of the...
Stantec signs Letter of Intent to acquire Wenck, a 300-person environmental engineering firm
Edmonton, AB; Minneapolis, MN (December 4, 2020) TSX, NYSE: STN: Global engineering and design firm Stantec has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Wenck, a US-based environmental engineering firm with core expertise in air, water, waste, food processing, natural resources, and infrastructure. Founded in 1985, Wenck operates both nationally and internationally, providing complete environmental, engineering, and response solutions with 300 multidisciplinary technical experts. The terms of the tr...
Clayco Launches Design and Engineering Subsidiary to Provide Turnkey Industrial Project Delivery
CHICAGO - Clayco, a national leader in design, construction and commercial real estate, announced today the launch of Clayco Design & Engineering, the company’s newest business. This addition will enhance Clayco’s stong integrated design-build service offering and diversify the organization’s capabilities in delivery methods of manufacturing, process, food, and beverage plants. “Each evolution in Clayco’s history has been a byproduct of carefully listening to our clients and crafting a soluti...
HDR’s Tim Ward Named to Top 40 Under 40 by Airport Business Magazine
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s Pennsylvania/Ohio/West Virginia Aviation Lead Tim Ward has been selected for Airport Business magazine’s annual Top 40 Under 40 recognition. The list showcases the top talent and leading thinkers in the aviation industry who are driving success and innovations for the future. Winners were selected based on their innovation, outstanding attributes, and commitment and involvement in the industry. Ward’s honor continues HDR’s recognition by the aviation industry as a leading...
Surendra P. Shah Makes Donation to Establish New ACI Foundation Fellowship
Community Invited to Donate to Fully Fund Fellowship FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – In commemoration of a recent $50,000 donation from Surendra P. Shah., Ph.D., Hon. MACI, the ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of the new S.P. Shah Fellowship. This new fellowship will be open for Ph.D. student applicants in mid-2021 for the ACI Foundation’s 2022-2023 awards cycle. Surendra P. Shah Surendra P. Shah currently serves as the Presidential Distinguished Professor, Univer...
Sherwin-Williams Announces 2020 Water & Wastewater Impact Award Winners
Challenging membrane bioreactor basin lining project earns first place honors for the South Valley Sewer District, CDC Restoration & Construction, and Bowen, Collins & Associates CLEVELAND (December 3, 2020) – A labor-intensive restoration of eight deteriorated membrane bioreactor (MBR) basins for the South Valley Sewer District (SVSD) Jordan Basin Water Reclamation Facility in Bluffdale, Utah, has earned the facility and project team the 2020 Sherwin-Williams Impact Award. The award rec...
New Edition of DFI Journal Available
Hawthorne, N.J. : Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the availability of a new edition of the DFI Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of high-quality technical papers. DFI Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1, includes a strong mix of research and case study papers. RESEARCH PAPER: “Theoretical “t-z” Curves for Piles in Radially Inhomogeneous Soil,” by Abigail H. Bateman and Jamie J. Crispin RESEARCH PAPER: “Safety Factor for Drilled Shaft Foundations Subjected to Wind-Induced Torsion,...
Kristina Harvey Joins Stantec’s Landscape Architecture Practice
CHARLESTON, SC- NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has hired Kristina Harvey as a Landscape Architect in the firm’s Charleston office. In her role, she is responsible for conducting preliminary site studies and creating design documents, together with conceptual and final landscape designs, renderings, cost estimates, scope of work specifications, and other construction documents. Harvey brings over 15 years of professional experience, most recently at a local civil engineering...
Skanska builds care facilities in California, USA, for USD 90 M, about SEK 770 M
Skanska has signed a contract with San Mateo County to build five new buildings for Cordilleras Health System in Redwood City, California. The contract is worth USD 90 M, about SEK 770 M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2020. The project includes four new Mental Health Rehabilitations Centers (MHRC) containing 16 beds for long-term mental healthcare. Additionally, there will be a new three-story, co-housing building that will support transitional clie...
Simpson Strong-Tie Donates $25,000 to American Red Cross for Atlantic Hurricane Relief
Pleasanton, Calif. — The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been the most active ever documented, with thirteen storms strengthening to hurricanes, the second highest number in recorded history. To help national and international communities recover, Simpson Strong-Tie has donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Arriving within two weeks of each other, Hurricanes Eta and Iota affected millions of people. Eta disrupted the lives of more than 2.5 million people from Pan...